Match Report


Santa CruzSanta Cruz     Ceará SCCeará SC
Ralf TillieRalf Tillie Computer Player Computer Player
Nicolas RubioN. Rubio76
G
1
G
70Perry GruenebaumP. Gruenebaum
Ezequiel RubioE. Rubio70
D
2
D
68Raul AlvesR. Alves
Bernardo De SouzaB. De Souza71
D
3
D
67Bob RamosB. Ramos
Andres OteroA. Otero72
D
captain4
D
64Erick AloisioE. Aloisio
Roberto Carlos MéndezR. Méndez71
M
5
D
53Alexandre AthirsonA. Athirson
Alessandro ZunigaA. Zuniga69
M
6
M
73Afonso AldairA. Aldair
D. Santos MartinsD. Martins70
M
7
M
71Arthur AllenA. Allen
Carlos MarinoC. Marino69
M
8captain
M
70Marcelo NavarroM. Navarro
Nahuel CastanedaN. Castaneda68
A
9
A
69Dwight JohnsonD. Johnson
Mauricio CruzM. Cruz71
A
10
A
68Gabriel NoceraG. Nocera
Amaro BustamanteA. Bustamante68
A
11
A
63Joaquim IñacioJ. Iñacio
 
Alejo MateoA. Mateo67
D
12
M
64Corey HallC. Hall
Virgil BedoyaV. Bedoya69
M
13
M
62Johnny AllenJ. Allen
Ted NoonanT. Noonan68
A
14
M
59Da Conceiao CarvalhoD. Carvalho

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio do Arruda where Santa Cruz play host to Ceará SC. A crowd of 16,325 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Santa Cruz are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ceará SC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Claudio Cervantes.


0.00
Santa Cruz start the game by kicking off the first half!
10.14
Carlos Marino threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Perry Gruenebaum reads it well. Great save!
20.53
D. Santos Martins threads a neat ball through to Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Cruz but the linesman indicates offside!
26.38
Carlos Marino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Cruz. Mauricio Cruz tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
34.57
Raul Alves sees Afonso Aldair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Afonso Aldair sees a break and surges forward. Afonso Aldair knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Nocera. Gabriel Nocera knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
40.07
Alexandre Athirson hacks Mauricio Cruz from behind! The referee calls over Alexandre Athirson and shows him a yellow card! Mauricio Cruz runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Cruz appear unchanged since the first half. Ceará SC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ceará SC kick off and get the second half underway!
49.29
Alessandro Zuniga runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alessandro Zuniga plays a scrappy one-two with Amaro Bustamante and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alessandro Zuniga shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but is blocked by Raul Alves.
53.37
Under pressure, Alexandre Athirson clears the ball far upfield. Dwight Johnson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andres Otero.
59.29
Andres Otero sees D. Santos Martins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. D. Santos Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Amaro Bustamante. Amaro Bustamante knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Cruz. With a superhuman jump, Mauricio Cruz connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Perry Gruenebaum gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
60.11
Santa Cruz have made 3 substitutions with Alejo Mateo replacing Andres Otero, Virgil Bedoya replacing Alessandro Zuniga and Ted Noonan replacing Amaro Bustamante .
63.56
Marcelo Navarro barges into Roberto Carlos Méndez. Marcelo Navarro is warned by the referee! Roberto Carlos Méndez stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.48
Ezequiel Rubio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Virgil Bedoya. Virgil Bedoya flicks the ball to his team mate, Nahuel Castaneda. Nahuel Castaneda plays a one-two with Ted Noonan and rushes in on goal... Nahuel Castaneda takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.02
Ezequiel Rubio breaks forward. Ezequiel Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Nahuel Castaneda collects the pass. Nahuel Castaneda makes a pass forward but Mauricio Cruz is yards offside!
78.16
Bob Ramos catches Ted Noonan on the ankles. Bob Ramos is shown the yellow card! Ted Noonan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.47
Bob Ramos knocks the ball forward to Marcelo Navarro. Marcelo Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Nocera. Gabriel Nocera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ezequiel Rubio.
84.22
Marcelo Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Santa Cruz

Ceará SC
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
16.1%
46.4%
37.5%

Scorers
Nahuel Castaneda 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nahuel Castaneda of Santa Cruz

Match Ratings